MAY (onwards) – 2016
St Davids Community Orchard Project. The Orchard Project aims to provide perpetual living food banks where all local people, regardless of income, can benefit from crops of organically grown fresh fruit. If you would like to get involved in this project, especially if you have any patches of publicly accessible land which can be used, please contact Melanie Maloney on 01436 721848 or e-mail – maloney.melanie@gmail.com
Most Tuesdays at 1pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Walk in the Park. Open to walkers of all abilities, each session has a short route of under 1 hour and a longer one for those who want to walk a little further. If you would like to take part, contact the walk leader Paul Casson at paul@pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk or call 07866 771107
Most Thursdays – 11am. Wild Food Foraging. Discover your inner forager and join Julia on a foraging walk around St Davids Cathedral and local byways, collecting edible wild plants to use in cooking, drinks, natural cosmetics, remedies, dyes etc. £10 per person (children 7+ only) – booking essential 01437 720392
2017
APRIL
Saturday 8th to Sunday 17th September – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Enchanted landscapes: Pembrokeshire in Myth and Legend. Did you know that an ancient kingdom is said to lie off the north coast of Pembrokeshire or that a Yew tree in Nevern churchyard appears to bleed? Described in the Mabinogi as ‘Land of mystery and enchantment’ the ancient landscape of Pembrokeshire has many tales to tell. In this exhibition of art work from the National Museum of Wales collections, discover some of these stories and learn how they reflect the coastal landscape today. Gallery open daily 10am to 4pm.
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JUNE
Saturday 3rd t- Monday 31st July – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. St Davids Room exhibition by Rosemary Graham, a local artist who uses the lightness and brightness of the National Park to inspire her work
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JULY
Tuesday 18th to Saturday 2nd September – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery – Artist in Residence, Tower, Beth Robinson has developed her distinctive style and has, over 20 years, become an established member of the Pembrokeshire art scene, with solo and group exhibitions in Pembrokeshire, Cardiff and London.
Tuesday 25th – 2pm to 4pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Get arty – King Arthur’s adventure – Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Friday 28th – 6pm to 8pm – Strumble Head. Leisurely Lighthouse Walk. Free, but booking Essential – 01437 720392
Saturday 29th – 11am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 3pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Tales of the Mabinogi with Milly Jackdaw. Booking advisable – £3.50p
Saturday 29th – 11am to 3pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Homemade Candle workshop with Wax the Matter? Booking Essential – 01437 720392
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AUGUST
Tuesday 1st – 2pm to 4pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Get arty – King Arthur’s adventure – Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Tuesday 1st – 8pm – Arts Festival in the Bishops’ Palace – Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Wednesday 2nd – 8pm – Arts Festival in the Bishops’ Palace – Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Wednesday 2nd – 7.30pm – St Davids Cathedral Summer concert – Organ recital by Aaron Shilson, Organ Scholar, St Davids cathedral. Tickets at the door £7, concessions £5, children free
Thursday 3rd – 1.30pm to 3.30pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Dewi’s quest around St Davids.
Thursday 3rd – 8pm to 10pm – Family Event – Bats at the Bishops’ Palace, St Davids. Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Thursday 3rd – 7.30pm – Arts Festival in Mathry Village Hall – The Wizard of Oz.
Friday 4th – 9am onwards – Fishguard Agricultural Show. Follow road signs around Fishguard.
Friday 4th – 7.30pm – Arts Festival in Mathry Village Hall – The Wizard of Oz.
Saturday 5th – 11am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 3pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Tales of the Mabinogi with Milly Jackdaw.
Saturday 5th – 8pm – Arts Festival in the Bishops’ Palace – Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Sunday 6th – 10am to 4pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Summer Fayre – Stalls, Live Music and Face painting..
Monday 7th – 7.30pm – Arts Festival in Mathry Village Hall – The Wizard of Oz.
Monday 7th – 8.45pm t0 10.15pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Walk: The Coast at night. Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Tuesday 8th – 11.30am to 3.30pm. Whitesands Beach. Annual Sandchurch Competition, organised and sponsored by St Davids Peninsula Tourist Association. Free entry – bring your own spade!
Tuesday 8th – 2pm to 4pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Get arty – King Arthur’s adventure – Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Tuesday 8th – 8pm – Arts Festival in the Bishops’ Palace – Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Wednesday 9th – 7.30pm – St Davids Cathedral Summer concert – American Harp Youth Ensemble. Tickets at the door £7, concessions £5, children free
Wednesday 9th – 7.30pm – Arts Festival in Mathry Village Hall – The Wizard of Oz.
Thursday 10th -1.30pm to 3pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. St Davids, A City walk. Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Thursday 10th – 8pm – Arts Festival in the Bishops’ Palace – Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Friday 11th, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th – Solva Edge Festival. A celebration of the Arts, Music, Food, Sport, Literature and Film.
Friday 11th – 7.30pm – Arts Festival in Mathry Village Hall – The Wizard of Oz
Saturday 12th – 1pm to 3pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Art Workshop – Experimental painting and drawing with Kate Freeman Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Saturday 12th – 8pm – Arts Festival in the Bishops’ Palace – Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Monday 14th – 7.30pm – Arts Festival in Mathry Village Hall – The Wizard of Oz
Tuesday 15th – 8pm – Arts Festival in the Bishops’ Palace – Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Tuesday 15th, Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th – Pembrokeshire County Show – County Showground, Withybush Airfield, Haverfordwest, on the A40 just north of Haverfordwest
Wednesday 16th – 1.30pm to 3.30pm – Crab catching at Porth Clais Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Wednesday 16th – 7.30pm – St Davids Cathedral Summer concert – Choir Concert – Vox Cantab. Tickets at the door £7, concessions £5, children free
Wednesday 16th – 7.30pm – Arts Festival in Mathry Village Hall – The Wizard of Oz
Wednesday 16th – 8pm to 10pm – Family Event – Bats at the Bishops’ Palace, St Davids. Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Thursday 17th – 2pm to 3.30pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Dewi’s quest around St Davids.
Thursday 17th – 3pm to 5pm – Solva. Taster session – Stand-up Paddle Boarding. Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Thursday 17th – 6pm to 8pm – Strumble Head. Leisurely Lighthouse Walk. Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Thursday 17th – 8pm – Arts Festival in the Bishops’ Palace – Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Friday 18th – 7.30pm – St Davids Cathedral Summer concert – Piano Recital by Sally Heath. Tickets at the door £7, concessions £5, children free
Saturday 19th – 11am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 3pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Tales of the Mabinogi with Milly Jackdaw.
Monday 21st – 6pm to 8pm – Strumble Head – Practical advice: Walking with Livestock. Free, but booking Essential – 01437 720392
Tuesday 22nd – 2pm to 4pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Get arty – King Arthur’s adventure – Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Wednesday 23rd – 7.30pm – St Davids Cathedral Summer concert – Organ Recital by Dr William Reynolds, St Marys Church, Swansea. Tickets at the door £7, concessions £5, children free
Thursday 24th – 1.30pm to 3pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. St Davids, A City walk. Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Thursday 24th – 5pm to 6pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Story-telling: Horrible Histories, Tall Tales and Fantastic Fables with Brian John.
Sunday 27th – St Davids Carnival – Fun Day at St Davids Rugby Club.
Sunday 27th – 6.30am to 7.30am – Newgale – Taster Session, Sunrise Yoga.
Monday 28th – 11am to 12.30pm – Crab catching at Porth Clais Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Tuesday 29th – 2pm to 4pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Get arty – King Arthur’s adventure – Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Tuesday 29th – 7.30pm to 9.30pm – Family Event – Bats at the Bishops’ Palace, St Davids. Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Wednesday 30th – 7.30pm – St Davids Cathedral Summer concert – Organ Recital by Simon Pearce, Assistant Organist, St Davids Cathedral. Tickets at the door £7, concessions £5, children free
Thursday 31st – 2pm to 3.30pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Dewi’s quest around St Davids.
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SEPTEMBER
Friday 1st – 6pm to 8pm – Strumble Head. Leisurely Lighthouse Walk. Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Wednesday 6th – 7.30pm – St Davids Cathedral Summer concert – Recital of German Lieder and English Song by Luke Phillips, tenor and accompanied by Robert Green. Tickets at the door £7, concessions £5, children free
Tuesday 12th – 1.30pm to 3pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. St Davids, A City walk. Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Wednesday 13th – 7.30pm – St Davids Cathedral Summer concert – St Davids Cathedral Choir. Tickets at the door £7, concessions £5, children free.
Sunday 17th – 9.45am to 3.30pm – Seal walk around St Davids. Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Wednesday 20th – 2pm to 4pm – Walk: Maes y Mynydd, St Davids. The Lost Village. Free, but booking Essential – 01437 720392
Friday 22nd – 6pm to 8pm – Family Event – Bats at the Bishops’ Palace, St Davids. Booking Essential – 01437 720392
Saturday 23rd to Saturday 30th – Tenby Arts Festival
A week of music, drama, talks, art, literature and much more…..
Sunday 24th – 9.45am to 3.30pm – Seal walk around st Davids. Booking Essential – 01437 720392
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OCTOBER
Sunday 22nd – 10am to 4pm – St Davids Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Harvest Fayre.
Tuesday 31st – 10.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 4pm – Get Arty for Halloween.
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NOVEMBER
Saturday 18th – 7.30pm – Côr Dyfed Choir in concert – a programme of French music – Fauré, Langlais and Vierne in St Davids cathedral.
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DECEMBER
Saturday 16th – 7.30pm – Pembrokeshire Samaritan’s fundraising concert with Côr Dyfed Choir – seasonal readings and carols in St Davids cathedral.
Friday 22nd – 7pm – Service of Nine Lessons and Carols in St Davids cathedral – arrive early as this service is extremely popular.
